perch vs pole

perch

noun
  • A rod, staff, tree branch, ledge, etc., used as a roost by a bird. 

  • Acanthopagrus berda 

  • Kyphosus azureus 

  • Any of the three species of spiny-finned freshwater fish in the genus Perca. 

  • A pole connecting the fore gear and hind gear of a spring carriage; a reach. 

  • Distichodus engycephalus, Distichodus rostratus 

  • Lateolabrax japonicus, Tautogolabrus adspersus 

  • A position that is overly elevated or haughty. 

  • A cubic measure of stonework equal to 16.6 × 1.5 × 1 feet. 

  • A platform for lights to be directed at the stage. 

  • Johnius belangerii, Macquaria ambigua, Macquaria colonorum, Macquaria novemaculeata, Nemadactylus macropterus 

  • Several similar species in the order Perciformes, such as the grouper. 

  • A position that is secure and advantageous, especially one which is prominent or elevated. 

  • A frame used to examine cloth. 

  • A bar used to support a candle, especially in a church. 

verb
  • To sit upon the edge of something. 

  • To stay in an elevated position. 

  • To rest on a perch (especially, of a bird); to roost. 

  • To place something on (or as if on) a perch. 

  • To inspect cloth using a perch. 

pole

noun
  • A type of basic fishing rod. 

  • A telescope used to identify birds, aeroplanes or wildlife. 

  • Either of the two points on the earth's surface around which it rotates; also, similar points on any other rotating object. 

  • A construction by which an animal is harnessed to a carriage. 

  • A gun. 

  • Either of the states that characterize a bipolar disorder. 

  • A point of magnetic focus, especially each of the two opposing such points of a magnet (designated north and south). 

  • A fixed point relative to other points or lines. 

  • Originally, a stick; now specifically, a long and slender piece of metal or (especially) wood, used for various construction or support purposes. 

  • A long sports implement used for pole-vaulting; now made of glassfiber or carbon fiber, formerly also metal, bamboo and wood have been used. 

  • Pole position. 

  • For a meromorphic function f(z), any point a for which f(z)→∞ as z→a. 

  • A unit of length, equal to a rod (¹⁄₄ chain or 5+¹⁄₂ yards). 

  • A penis. 

  • A contact on an electrical device (such as a battery) at which electric current enters or leaves. 

verb
  • To propel by pushing with poles, to push with a pole. 

  • To furnish with poles for support. 

  • To identify something quite precisely using a telescope. 

  • To convey on poles. 

  • To stir, as molten glass, with a pole. 

  • To strike (the ball) very hard. 

  • To induce piezoelectricity in (a substance) by aligning the dipoles. 

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